Poor reporting = fired reporter. Lack of interest = watch/listen to something else. I think far too much emphasis is put on the entertainment value of news. News wasn’t meant to be entertaining. It was meant to be informative in an objective manner. That’s basically lost in this day and age and I think a lot of that has to do with ratings, first and foremost, but also the celebrity mentality of those delivering the news. Obviously, there were always names involved, but when did you ever see Walter Cronkite break the fourth wall and offer his “take” on news article? It didn’t happen. The information speculation age has seemingly turned Time magazine into People magazine. And even that’s slowly inching towards omg.yahoo.com. At least Wikipedia debates the neutrality of their articles and so forth. What keeps the media in check? Nothing. It’s a free spin, be it the news, sports, what have you. Don’t get me wrong, I can dig spoken or written commentary, when clearly labeled as such and set apart from the actual NEWS news. Remember Phil Johnson? Nothing but respect for the man. Remember his son, Kaare? Cool dude, but never knew where to draw that line. And believe me, there have been plenty of Kaare Johnsons since. All I’m saying is, there’s nothing wrong with forming and/or expressing your own opinions, but to constantly mix the two is driving people further away from doing just that. It’s a form of brainwashing, really. I guess some people are into that. I’ve just never been one of them.

and then O M G – one day, I just see it like new again!!